Man, 26, shot dead in Bronx building
A Bronx man was shot and killed Sunday after an argument erupted in a building about a mile from his home.
Angel Cuasant, 26, was shot several times in the chest about 11:10 a.m. inside a building on Briggs Ave. near E. 196th St. in Kingsbridge Heights.
Medics took him to St. Barnabas Hospital but he could not be saved, police said.
Cuasant lived about 15 blocks away from where he was killed.
Crystal Cuasant, Angel’s sister, said she last saw her brother alive when he came to her apartment about 8:20 a.m. He took a shower and got dressed. He asked Crystal for a scrunchie to tie his long hair and left, saying he would be back later.
Angel left the apartment about 11 a.m., she said. At 11:47, Crystal found out from her sister that he was dead.
Crystal describes Angel as cheerful, humble, and shy at times.
“My brother was very sensitive, but at the same time, he wouldn’t harm anybody,” Crystal said. “A lot of people loved him. He’s very known in the area.”
He did side jobs here and there and was participating in the Work Force One program and “getting his life together,” Crystal said.
No one has been arrested, police said.
